Girdle



Patented Jan. 29, 1924..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

JACOB N. FAUST AND CLYDE A. I AUST, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed January 2a, 1922. Serial No. 532,358.

To all whoin it may concern.

Be it known that we, JACOB N. FAUST and CLYDE A. FAUs'r, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Girdles,of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to girdles and more especially to girdles madefrom elastic webbing and designed to conform to the sha e of the body ofthe wearer so as to hod firmly the abdomen and hips while permittingrelative freedom of movement.

Difficulty has been experienced with girdles as previously constructedbecause of their inability to maintain the proper position upon the bodyand further because of the tendency of the upper and lower edges thereofto become loose because of constant strain, producing an unsightly anduncomfortable condition.

The object of the present invention is 'to produce a girdle whichovercomes the difficulties above referred to and embodying furtheradvantagm which will be apparent as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevational view of agirdle embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through oneedge of the 'rdle, the view being taken substantially in the plane ofline 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The girdle may be made of any suitable 0r preferred material but ispreferably made from longitudinally elastic webbing loosely woven in awell-known manner. Herein it is formed from a plurality of relativelynarrow strips 7 of webbing connected at their adjacent longitudinaledges by stitching 8. End pieces 9 are secured at the opposite ends ofthe strips 7 and carry cooperating fastening devices 10 and 10. Theseend pieces are preferably formed of relatively heavy cloth of suitablecharacter and uality and may be provided with stays 11. tays 12 may alsobe provided in the body or back of the girdle and spaced a shortdistance apart.

At the upper edge of the girdle We provide a waist band 13 enclosedwithin a welt 14. This welt is formed in the present instance by turninginwardly a portion ofthe same in position as at 15 and 15 The welt istherefore made of elastic material; but the band 13 is preferably madeof non elastic material. The stays 12 terminate at the lower edge of thewelt 14, and above the stays reinforcing strips 16 are secured to thewelt upon opposite sides thereof. At the opposite ends of the welt wepreferably provide reinforcing pieces 16 in which are formed slots 16through which the ends of the band may pass. I

The band 13 is of a length substantially equalto the normal length ofthe upper edge ofthe girdle, and its opposite ends after emerging fromthe slots 16 are secured near t e opposite ends of the girdle by meanspermitting of the longitudinal adjustment of the band at least from oneend.

Herein both ends are secured to the girdle as. by means of buckles 17 ofordinary construction secured to the end pieces 9 and having rongsadapted to engage in the band to hold it against movement with respectto the buckle. By having buckles at both ends, the adjustment of theband is facilitated, but it will be apparent that only one end need beadjustable.

By reason of the provision of this waist band, the effective length ofthe upper edge of the girdle may be varied at will by the wearer.Consequently the girdle is rendered capable of adjustment to suit thecomfort or requirements of the wearer. When the upper edge of the bandis relatively loose, the tendency of the girdle is to slip or shift fromits proper position. Obviously such movement may be prevented byproperly adjusting the band to cause the girdle to fit more snuglyaround the waist. Moreover, the tendency of prior girdles to fold orroll outwardly after they have been in use for a time, is effectivelyprevented by this band. Thus it will be observed that the girdle whichwe have produced lends not only comfort to the wearer but neatness toher appearance.

In addition to the waist band 13, a band 13 may be provided at the loweredge of the girdle. This band may, for convenience, be termed the hipband. and its construction and arrangement with reference to the girdleis substantially similar to that of the waist band 13. Thus it isenclosed within a welt 1 1 formed by inturning a portion. of

the lowermost strip 7 and stitching the same as at and 15. Buckles 17-are secured to each of the end pieces 9 for adjustably .fastening theopposite ends of the band to the girdle.

, It will be apparent that by the use of the hip band the lower edge ofthe girdle may be drawn snugly about the body of the wearer, thuspreventing the girdl from presenting ah unsightly appearance by proecting away from the body. Moreover, this band serves especially in thecase of large and fleshy wearers, to increase the abdominal supportingfunction of'the girdle.

At convenient points around the lower, edge of the girdle,hose-supporters 18 of the usual. construction are attached.

It will be apparent that we have produced a girdle embodying manyadvantages over the girdles as heretofore constructed, but it will beunderstood that the use of the two bands may be either separate or incombina tion as may be desired. It will also be ap parent that variouschanges in construction and arrangement may be made by thdsc skilled inthe art without departing from' the spirit and scope of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims.

We claim as our invention:

1. A girdle comprising, in combination, aband or body of substantialwidth made from longitudinall elastic webbing and having at its oppositeends cooperating fastening devices, and means enclosed by one of itslongitudinal edges for varying the effective length thereof.

2. A girdle comprising a band of substantial width made from elasticwebbing and having a waist band enclosed by its upper edge adjustable tovary the effective length of the girdle at such edge.

3. An elastic girdle having a welt at its upper edge, and a non-elasticwaist band enclosed by said welt adapted to be secured at its oppositeends near the opposite ends of the girdle and adjustable to vary theeffective length of the girdle at its upper edge. 7

4. A girdle having welts at its upper and lower edges and bands enclosedwithin said welts' and slidable longitudinally of the girdle, theopposite ends of each of said bands being secured to the girdle and atleast one end being adjustable to vary the effective length of thegirdle.

5. A girdle comprising a longitudinally elastic body portion having weltat one longitudinal edge, a non-elastic band enclosed by said welt andslidable relative thereto, and means for adjustably securing one end ofthe band thereto while the other end of the band is anchored to theopposite end of the body portion.

In testimony whereof we havehercunto affixed our signatures.

JACOB N. FAUST. CLYDE A. FAUST.

